Colliniidae is a family of ciliates of the order Apostomatida.

Colliniidae
SEM image of "Collinia" sp., which can cause mass mortality in affected krill populations
SEM image of Collinia sp., which can cause mass mortality in affected krill populations
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Oligohymenophorea
Order: Apostomatida
Family: Colliniidae
Cépède, 1910
Genera

References

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  1. ^ Gómez-Gutiérrez, J; Strüder-Kypke, M. C.; Lynn, D. H.; Shaw, T. C.; Aguilar-Méndez, M. J.; López-Cortés, A; Martínez-Gómez, S; Robinson, C. J. (May 2012). "Pseudocollinia brintoni gen. nov., sp. nov.(Apostomatida: Colliniidae), a parasitoid ciliate infecting the euphausiid Nyctiphanes simplex". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 99 (1): 57–78. doi:10.3354/dao02450. PMID 22585303.
  2. ^ Capriulo, G. M.; Small, E. B. (July 1986). "Discovery of an apostome ciliate (Collinia beringensis n. sp.) endoparasitic in the Bering Sea euphausiid Thysanoessa inermis" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 1: 141–146. doi:10.3354/dao001141.